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L.A. Rollins’ case against natural rights
Nine-Banded Books has done the world a great favor in publishing a new edition of L.A. Rollins’ The Myth of Natural Rights. Although one could argue that in one sense it is a mixed blessing because it indicates that there is still a need for such a book. While the idea of natural rights seems [...]
New edition of “The Myth of Natural Rights”
Almost as old as “rights-talk” is skepticism about the existence of (natural) rights and justice. Such skepticism has been expressed by Plato’s Thrasymachus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ragnar Redbeard, and Max Stirner, the latter stating that “one goes further with a handful of might than with a bagful of right.”
In the 20th century the “reclusive libertarian iconoclast” [...]